November 2018 Newsletter

The NTSB has released a complete report on pedestrian safety that incorporates recommendations on vehicles, infrastructure and how to better collect and share data between the CDC, NHTSA and the Federal Highway Administration. The last time the NTSB provided this sort of comprehensive report on pedestrian safety was in the 1970s. Read more here.

Healthcare and public health professionals can play a central role in promoting walking, biking, and healthy, active communities according to a new report from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. The report outlines how public health stakeholders and transportation professionals can collaborate. See the report here. Sign up for the free webinar on November 27 here.
 

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a powerful correlation between teenagers getting less than 6 hours of sleep each night and making poor choices (like using alcohol or drugs or drinking and driving). These teens also were more likely to consider suicide and use self-harm as a coping mechanism for increased anxiety and depression. Read the article here.

Child Passenger Safety and Autonomous Vehicles: Safe Kids Worldwide brought together a 17-member panel of experts to provide recommendations to ensure the safety of children in Autonomous Vehicles. Read more here.

In the meantime, please know that our Child Passenger Safety items have been fully updated to the revised AAP standards and our seat belt awareness materials are 10% off* this month. Email us for an estimate or to order.

How likely are you to be bitten by a dog? No one wants a dog bite over the holidays, or any time of year. According to the CDC, nearly 1 in 5 people require medical attention after being bitten by a dog. Here are some tips from the CDC about how to behave around dogs – 36% of us have one.  We also offer research-based materials to help keep dogs safe and keep people safe around dogs.

Several states have recently implemented strict laws about remaining hands-free while driving, not just a texting ban. Georgia, Rhode Island and Oregon have seen significant reductions in texting while driving within months of the laws going into effect, which may empower more states to pass similar legislation. I'm Safe impaired and distracted driving awareness products are 10%* off this month. And here are 100 distracted driving facts & statistics for 2018 you can share with anyone who still insists “it’ll be okay."

Crashes have increased in states with retail sales of marijuana according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). New research from IIHS and the Highway Data Safety Institute compared police-reported crash rates to insurance claim rates and arrived at an increase of between 5-6% across Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Read more here.

If your state has or is considering legalizing marijuana, this month is a great time to check out our “Up in Smoke” lines.
 

Adjusting to Daylight Savings: On November 4^th we “Fell back” by one hour, making everything darker, earlier . . .  Our reflective items are so popular that we've been adding more to our collection and are now offering a different reflective special each month! This month, you can get 10% off the Bike and Pedestrian Safety Lights.

NHTSA’s holiday safe driving campaigns kick off on Thanksgiving with Buckle Up! and Click It or Ticket Campaigns followed by their Buzzed Driving and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaigns.  

Click here for Buckle Up social norming campaign materials.
Click here for Click It Or Ticket enforcement campaign materials.

The Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities Program is awarding $12,500 to 11 communities to enhance the safety of their walk and bike routes to a local park. Rules for application submission and consideration can be found here.  Check out how some of the 2018 winners improved access to their local parks!

If you haven't already, join us on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter. We post daily: CPS on Monday; Sports Safety on Tuesday; Bike and Pedestrian on Wednesday; Home & Fire Safety on Thursday; Freaky Friday (mystery topic!); Risky Driving and Teen/Tween Life for the weekend.  What’s your favorite day?